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A -- FY 1996 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (YIP) POC Point of Contact: D. Polk, ONR 353 (703) 696-0558. The Office of Naval Research announces the FY 1996 Young Investigator Program (YIP) in which U.S. citizens, nationals and permanent residents holding tenure-track faculty positions at U. S. institutions of higher education who received Ph.D. (or equivalent) degrees on or after 1 December 1990 are invited to submit research proposals in support of naval research interests. Approximately 28 awards of $100,000 per year for three years (with the possibility of greater support to purchase equipment or through matching funds) are anticipated. Selection criteria are: (1) past performance, demonstrated by the significance and impact of previous research, publications, professional activities, awards and other recognition, etc, (2) a creative research proposal, demonstrating the potential for making progress in an important, Navy-relevant scientific area, and (3) a long-term commitment by the university to the applicant and the research. The Young Investigator Program is not a ''research initiation'' opportunity with standards that are less demanding than ONR's regular research grant program. ONR's Young Investigator awards are intended to confer honor upon awardees beyond the research funding being provided. A listing of ONR's current priority research areas and details regarding proposal preparation and submission are provided in the FY 1996 YIP announcement. This announcement can be accessed through FEDIX ( a no-cost on-line information resource) at fedix.fie.com (Internet) or http://web.fie.com/ (World Wide Webb) or (800) 783-3349 (personal computer and phone modem), or through the ONR home page at http://www.onr.navy.mil/. Alternatively, the YIP announcement can be obtained by sending a self-addressed mailing label to the Office of Naval Research, ONR 353/YIP 1996/Room 804, 800 N. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660. Applications for the FY 1996 competition must be received by one of the ONR points-of-contact listed in the announcement by 29 September 1995. This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement as contemplated in FAR 6.102(D)(2). (0144)

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